A few years after having children, Todd and I grew tired of the typical Thanksgiving celebration. It wasn’t the turkey and filling that pushed us to this alternative. It was sitting around afterwards, ...

Common sense suggests that dangerous jobs, the ones that have us climbing on roofs or protecting our skulls with hard hats, should deliver higher wages. The term “hazard pay” comes to mind. Yet some ...

Researchers think they have debunked the origin of Chicago’s so-called “rat hole,” one of the Windy City’s weirdest local landmarks. Hold on. The rat hole wasn’t what you think. It wasn’t some back ...

On a bike bath that runs alongside Paradise Creek in Moscow, several people stopped to observe a furry brown animal moving effortlessly through the murky, slow-moving water. “It’s a beaver!” one of ...

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The muskrat houses, once spotted in multitudes, were missing. That’s what a reader — who recalled seeing the critters’ homes dotting wetlands along the Minnesota River Valley in the past — noticed ...

Mariah Carey is looking for someone who can match her savage ways in the action flick-themed video for her latest single “Type Dangerous.” Directed by Joseph Kahn, the clip features guest appearances ...

Mariah Carey is officially back. Mariah Carey is officially back. The singer has just released the new song she's been teasing online for several days -- "Type Dangerous" -- and it is indeed the lead ...

Muskrat spent two years at Auburn. As a Tiger, Muskrat played in every game at Auburn, including as a backup at left tackle last season, for an Auburn team that went 5-6, including losses to six ...

Muskrat mating is so sensational that songs have been written about it. Fans of 1970s pop music might be familiar with a certain ballad, written by Willis Alan Ramsey and popularized by performers ...

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